Welcome
to the Fashion Designer Directory section of Apparel Search. In this
area of our guide you will find information about new up and coming talents
as well as industry icons that are already international super stars.

Amberlynn Designs
: AmberLynn designs contemporary women's ready-to-wear. She combines retro
silhouettes with modern elements, creating a fresh look that is fashionable
for today's adventurous woman. The concept behind an AmberLynn design is
a walking contradiction: sweet and spicy, naughty and nice, old and new,
an unique style that encompasses contrasting elements to create a clever
ying-yang effect that is interchangeable and timeless. Wearing AmberLynn's
designs sends a message: sometimes subtle, sometimes bold, but never understated!

Beash: Consisting of an eclectic mix of effortlessly chic dresses, shirts,
and skirts, Beash is for the woman that is causally chic. She loves life's
luxuries but wants to be comfortable while enjoying them. Beash offers a
blend of sportswear that's timeless and fun. With unfussy details and wearable
shapes, it is a line of essential that can go from day to night and all
time in between. Beash is the representation of the designer's unique eye
for what is feminine and wearable, based on her own eclectic style and personality.
She's cultured, poised, and ready for anything. Simple, classic, timeless.
That's a Beash.

Bian Variani
: His style is expressed first and foremost through color, introduced to
Haute Couture in Paris in 1990 and diversified through fashion studies in
Milan and London. He is a current member of the Fashion Design Council of
Canada. Bian was born a Libra on October 23rd in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He
believes in living life as if each day were the last while 'challenging
all boundaries and accepting no barriers'. When Bian was young and queried
on his future aspirations, his reply remained the same: "I always wanted
to be a Fashion Designer, if I had a second choice I'd say a Super Hero".

Brian Atwood
is loved by women around the world for his silhouettes, fearless luxe and
sky-high heels, Brian Atwood infuses glamour, lust and desire into everything
he designs. Since its 2001 debut, the Brian Atwood collection has been globally
coveted for exquisite craftsmanship and hyperluxe design and detail. Brian
is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America and has been
honored with the CFDA Swarovski Perry Ellis Award for Best Accessory Design
and the 2010 Footwear News Designer of the Year award.

Calvin Tran: Calvin Tran has brought elegant, modern, and versatile designs
to the streets of New York and Chicago with the opening of Calvin Tran in
2001 and 2002, respectively. Tran has said much of his success is attributed
to his nonconformist designs and fashion-forward vision. Clients site his
keen understanding of a woman's figure and the personalized attention they
receive from Tran and his team. Prior to his creation of Calvin Tran, Calvin
was the Creative Director at Zabari, New York. While there, he led the design
team to produce classic and clean key wardrobe pieces using leather as his
primary material. Tran has also developed and designed for the men's label,
K-oss, in the mid 1990's. Tran's designs have been featured internationally
in publications such as: New York Times, Women's Wear Daily, Lucky, Cosmopolitan,
Chicago Social, The Men's Book (2005), and US Weekly. In addition to regional
and national publications, Calvin Tran has been featured in ABC 7 Best of
Chicago and
Asian Influence in Chicago, The Buena Vista International Upfronts (May
2005) and San Francisco Chronicles The Inside Scoop (August 2005).

Candiland
: a Los Angeles based clothing design company specializes in Fabulous
Limited Edition dresses in stretchy synthetic fabrics created by designer
and costumer Candi Cane.

Carmelita Couture(Carmelita Martell) : Fashion forward, women's
apparel. Carmelita Couture is a sexy mix of urban
street chic and classic glamour. This label fuses the beautiful architecture
of urban fashion, the art scene, and the flexibility of beauty and design
to create a sense of identity within the world of each individual look.
Address: 433 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19106 3055.310.0446
e-mail [email protected]

Cassill, Kerry: Home and fashion designer Kerry Cassill creates
fabulous cotton fabric with an Indian influenced design. Her career began
studying clothing and millenary design in Seattle, Washington. While traveling
to Paris for inspiration she fell in love with Indian fabrics. Visiting
India in 1992 was the start of her work in textiles.

Chloe:
Women's wear and accessories. Includes collections, boutiques locations
and news. Sassy, sexy and ultra cool, Chlo is
a paradox of both feminity and romance infused with a street-cred edge.
She's fun, she's flirtatious, she's at the forefront of the scene.

Christian Audigier
: designer of the brand Ed Hardy. Audigier, a native from Avignon,
France, has an impressive list of credits and accomplishments under his
belt. His career started in his early teens when he was discovered by one
of the top executives at MacKeen Jeans. Christian had already created a
denim collection, greatly influenced by Rock n
Roll.
My favorite group was the Rolling Stones.

Christian
Lacroix: Official site features original
sketches of designs for the theater by Christian Lacroix.

Christina Makwoksy : With
a design degree from FIT, and 28 years dressing the most elegant VIP women
(as the owner of successful luxury boutique chain Georgina, which introduced
brands such as Aalia, Balenciaga, Gaultier & Valentino to her clients),
Christina Makowsky became inspired to design her OWN luxury brand. The Christina
Makowsky LUXURY brand mantra encompasses integrity and exclusivity, therefore
garments are never mass produced and are created and marketed in limited
quantities. Christina Makowsky is constantly featured in top national, regional,
and weekly magazines such as Elle Magazine, InStyle, GenLux, InTouch, and
Newsday, just to name a few. She's been worn by top celebrities such as
Nicole Scherzinger, Paula Abdul, Selena Gomez, Cheryl Burke, Lisa Vanderpump,
Stacy Keibler and more.

Diane von Furstenberg first arrived in
the fashion world in 1972 with her iconic wrap dress, the seed of what is
today a full fashion house. By 1976, Diane had sold millions of her dresses,
coming to symbolize female power and freedom to an entire generation. In
1997, after a hiatus from fashion, Diane reemerged on the New York fashion
scene with the re-launch of the dress that had started it all and began
transforming her company into the global luxury lifestyle brand it is today.

Dawn Stretton(United Kingdom) : Designer and dress maker for
ball gowns, prom dresses and evening wear; bridal wear and accessories,
bridesmaids' dresses. Made to measure or pret-a-porter. Dawn Stretton graduated
from Leeds College of Art and Design in 1984, with the ambition of one day
working as a designer for a Paris haute couture house. After a brief and
successful freelance career, she started her own label in 1986.

Dior: Christian
Dior SA is a French clothing retailer. The holding company's operating unit,
Christian Dior Couture, designs and makes some of the world's most coveted
haute couture, as well as luxury ready-to-wear fashion, menswear and accessories.
Christian Dior operates about 160 boutiques worldwide with plans to open
more in the coming years. Address: 33 AVENUE HOCHE PARIS, 75008 FR Phone:
+33.149538788 Fax: +33.149538501 Email:
[email protected] Contact : David Smadja

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the United States, you may wish to view our new section that focuses specifically
on this subject. It is a wonderful guide that provides news, blog
posts, images, and other relevant information regarding
fashion designers in the United States. From this area, you will
be able to search for designer information based on state.